Matthew 23:22

And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by throne of God, and by him that sitteth on it.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

In Context

21And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.

23Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and omit the graver matters of the law, judgment, and mercy, and fidelity: these ought ye to do, and those not to omit.

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Cross References

Acts 7:49Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool under my feet. What is the house, ye will build for me? saith the Lord: or, what is the place of my repose?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34

The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →

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